almandine
almandine · almandines
альмандин
Almandin
A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical…A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃.
UK/ˈal.mən.dʌɪn/US/ˈæl.mənˌdin/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃.
Almandin
альманди́нalʹmandín
a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate
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Origin
An alteration of the earlier alabandine, from Latin alabandina, from Alabanda, a town in CAn alteration of the earlier alabandine, from Latin alabandina, from Alabanda, a town in Caria, a province of Asia Minor, where the mineral was found.
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Forms
plural: almandines| Singular | almandine |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate:almandite
Lessons for this word
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